President Biden and Vice President Harris are facing criticism for failing to address outrage in the religious community over the depiction of a painting believed to be a parody of Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics on Friday.
Biden, who identifies as Catholic, has yet to comment on the ceremony, which other world leaders called “insulting” and “a war on our faith.” Neither Biden nor Harris’ offices responded to Fox News Digital when asked about the ceremony and the backlash from the religious community.
“We call on President Biden to condemn the blasphemous mockery of The Last Supper depicted during the Olympic opening ceremony. Our leaders, especially those who identify as Catholic, should have no problem condemning such hateful attacks on Christianity,” said Brian Burch, president of CatholicVote, a conservative nonprofit political advocacy group.
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On July 26, 2024, delegates arrive at the Trocadero as a crowd watches French singer Philippe Catherine perform on a giant screen during the opening ceremony of the Paris Summer Olympics. (Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via The Associated Press)
“There is no way the Biden-Harris administration would remain silent if Olympic organizers mocked Jews, Muslims or religions other than Christian. Their silence speaks volumes about the respect they have for Christians in the country they hope to lead for the next four years,” Burch added.
Biden’s wife, First Lady Jill Biden, Speaking from Paris, he praised the opening ceremony as “spectacular”.
But House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, took a very different stance, calling the ceremony an attack on Christian values.
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“Last night’s mockery of ‘The Last Supper’ was shocking and offensive to Christians around the world who watched the Olympic Opening Ceremony,” Johnson said in a post on Twitter. “The battle against our faith and traditional values is now unending, but we know that truth and virtue will always triumph.”
President Biden (Evan Vucci via The Associated Press)
“Opening the Olympics with an insult to billions of Christians around the world is a truly terrible start, dear French people,” Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said in a statement. “It’s indecent.”
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Biden and Harris are yet to make a public statement about the controversial ceremony.
Fox News’ Greg Wehner contributed to this report.
